great works ii – 2850 jta 12:25-2:05: love letters from the world

I can see an example of Alienation in the texts and the visuals. Specifically, in “Kaspar” we see an individual who is all alone, withdrown from the rest of the world. He doesn’t know how to strive in life, since he lacks the basic skills, such as reading and walking. He lacks motivation and an interest in improving his situation. He accepts his life as it is and it doesn’t “occur” to him that there might be anybody “outside” him, who brings him food and water, who is willing to help him. eventually he is being helped by “a man in black”, who teaches him to walk, read and being ambitious-skills needed to survive in life. Kaspar ends his story by saying “i stay standing where i am”, but when he starts telling the story he is dressed as a sophisticated man dressed in a suit and a hat. Maybe, after all, the help from a man in black made difference in Kaspar’s life. And by this, Obomsawin wanted to preserve the importance of every little help that could make a difference in human’s lives.